Check-holder.



w. W. KAY. l CHECK HOLDER. APPLKCATION FILED FEB.11, i914.

Ll. APatented Jan. 25, 1916.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

ilaitented Jan'. 25,1915

Application filed February 11, 1914. Serial No. 818,062.

of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others `skilled in theart to which it appertains to i make and use the same.

This invention relates `to check holders that are used by railway companies for holding checks issued as receipts for ticketsy or other i'orins `of transportation.

in my prior Reissue Patent No. 13,3

reissued F eb.` 27, 1912, I havek describeda,y system for collecting railwaytransporta;`

tion which provides for the issuance oi a receipt or check to each passenger from whom transportation is collected, said receipt or check being provided with means which identifies itfoi connects it with the particular ticliet or other evidence of transportation for which it was issued, and also with means which designates the passengers destination. In the system described in my said prior patent the receipt or check` that they conductor issued to thepassenger was intended to kbe placed in the passengers hat or stuck in the back of the seat occupied by the passenger so as to facilitate the checking-upk of ak train by the auditor, as-

sist the conductor in collecting transportation from allthe passengers, and also serve as a receipti'orthe passenger in case of a dispute as to his destination or as to the particular ticket or other evidence of transportation that he turned over to the conductor.

Experience has shown that while a system of the kind described in my said priorpatent is efficient in eliminating dishonesty on the part oi' the conductors, `it does not eliminate the liability or" a conductor overlook` ing a passenger from whom transportation has not been received; it does not entirely eliminate the possibility of error or corr fusion in clieclringup a train; andit does not insure the return to theconductor ol`f the receipts or checks that lielias issued in case the railway company `desires or requires that the conductor collect the re-` ceipts afterthe passengers have arrived at their destination. l f

lhe main `object of iny'present invention is to provide a` holder'that will reduce to ;.a' .minimum the possibilityrof thecon'ductorf overlooliinga passenger from whom he hasr Another object is to provide means for preventing a dishonest passenger' from al-y tering'a receiptk or identication check that` was givento him when his transportation was collected, oi' from obtaining possession of another passengers receipt or identiiica`- tion check.

Figure l is a side elevational viewof a portion of the inside of a railway passen-` ger coach providedwith check holders con! structed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is an enlarged front elevational view` of one of said check holders. Fig. `3 isa vertical sectional view taken' on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2; and Fig. l is al rear elevational 4view ofthe device shown in' F ig.

Referring to Fig. l ot' the drawings, A designates the seats of a railway passenger coach, and B designates devices that arearranged in proximity to said seats for receiving and holding identiiication'checlts or receipts that are issued to the occupants of the seats. The devices B can be arrangedy in any suitable position7 and while I have herein shown them mounted on the panels' C of the side wall of the 'car that are locatedbetween the windows in the side wall,

'I do not wish it to be understood that'i't is essentialy that the check-holders be arranged in this exact position; nor do I wish it tobe understood that my invention is limited to the use ,0f any particular kind of devices for' receivingr and holding the receipts or identiiication checks so long as said devices are constructed in such a manner that the passengers or any one except the conductor or anr authorized employee of the railway company cannot remove the checks after thev have been deposited in said devices.

When the conductor rcollects a ticket or' other form of transportation i'rom pas senger, heplaees a receipt or identification check a' in the 4check-holder B adjacentzthe' seat'AV occupied the passenger, as' shown in dotted lines in Fig.` 2. This check or receipt 6c is provided with "a number,Y symbol or lany other siiitable'means y that desig-' natesy the particular station which `is the passengers destination, `and it is preferably provided witha meanse' such, ior example, c

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in various ways, but it is essential that they be yso constructed that the passengers or unauthorized persons cannot remove the checks therefrom.` 1n the form illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive, each check-holder is provided with a movable portion or door 1 that Vis provided with side walls or fianges 2 whose longitudinal edges bear yagainst a face-plate3 to which the lower endv of the dooris pivotally connected, thus forming an oblong-shaped receptacle when the door is in its closed position, as shown in full lines in Fig. 3. The bottom of said receptacle is formedV by a part 4 on the door which is connected to the side walls or ilanges 2 thereof, and at the upper end of said recep- 4 tacle is a contracted mouth or chute 5 proc shown in Fig. 3. The door is preferablyl duced by bendingportions of theV front wall of the doorand of the face-plate 3 inwardly so as to form chutev portions 1a and 3a, as

provided with a glass panel 6 and the lower edge of the door is pivotally connected to the-faceplate 3 by means of a pintle pin 7 that passes transversely through perforated ears 8 on the door and ears 9 on a plate 10 which is secured to theinner side of the face-plate 3, as shown in Fig. 1. A coiled spring 11 that is mounted on said pintle pin normally exerts pressure on the door 1 in a direction to move it outwardly, as indicated by the broken lines in' Fig. 3, whenever the dooris unlocked. Hooks 12 on thev side flanges 2 of the door project inwardly through openings in the face-plate 3 so -as to cooperate with ya' vertically reciprocating latch 13 that is normally held in engagement with said hooks by means of coiledv con-' tractile springs 14,'as shown in Fig. Ll, whose upper ends are connected to stationary ystuds 15 on ythe inside of the face-plate 3,V and whose lower ends are connected to lugs 15a on the latch 13, Y 'The latch 13 is guidedV vertically by headed studs 16 on the inner side of the face-plate 3 that project through elongated slots 16a in said latch, and means is employed for moving the latch 13 down-` wardly so as to disengage'it'fro'm the hooks 12 and thus permit the door 1 to open or be opened when itis desired to remove the receipt or identification check from the holder. The means herein shown for moving the latch 13 into an inoperative position consists of akey-operated, rotatable member 17 that is provided witha flat surface 17a which normallybears upon the upper edge of the latch 13, and also. provided with a cylindrical-shaped portion or cam 17b which engages the upper edge of the latch and moves it downwardly when said member 17 is rotated. The member 17 is rotatably mounted on a boss 18 that projects inwardly from the face-plate 3 and which surrounds a keyopening 19 in said face-plate, and atjthe inner end of the cylindrical-shaped portion of said member 17 is a flange in which one or more notches 17d are formed. A plate 2O that is arranged inside of the faceplate 43l and permanently connected to saine, is provided with a stud 21 which' projects forwardly through the cylindrical-shaped portion of the member 17 and through the keyopening 19 in the face-plate so as to preventy the member 17 from being rotated by means of a knifeblade or siinilardevice in general use that could be inserted in the notches 17 d in same, thus necessitating the use of a tubular-shaped key D provided with prongs or lugs 21a that fit in the notches 17d in the member 17.v A spring 22 arranged inside of the face-plate 3 and connected to the latch-operating member '17, normally holds said member in such'a position that the at or straight surface 17a thereon bears upon the upper edge of the latch 13. The faceplate 3 is provided with a right-angularlydisposed flange 23 extending around the edge of same and bearing against the side wall panel C of the car so as to form a housing for the latch and other movable parts that are arranged under the face-plate, and, if desired, the face-plate can be pro vided with two movable portions or doors 1, as herein shown so asto form two checkholders in a single device that can be easily attached to theside wall of the car or to any` other suitable part of the car by means of screws 24, as shown in Fig. 2,thus providing separate check-holders for the two occupants of the car seat.

' A check holder of the construction above'- described presents a neat and ornamental appearance and can be manufactured at a verylow cost, owing to the fact that most of the parts of same can be stamped out of sheet metal; it eectively locks a check in position and still permits it to be seen by the conductor or auditor who is'checking up the train, and it is so designed that thecheck can be be removed from same easily when the door or movable portion is unlocked.

1n a system employing check holders of the character described the possibility of a conductor overlooking a passenger from whom he has not collected a ticket'or some other form of transportation, is reduced to a minimum, owing` to the fact i thata receipt or identiication check is issued foreach piece ofl'transportation that is collected and j is placed linside ofl a locked receptacle 'orV ico surrendered their transportation, are located in a conspicuous position in locked devices that can be opened only by the conductor or one of his assistants. There is no possibility of the passengers identification checks blowing out of the WindouY of the coach or becoming lost, and there is very little liability of error or confusion when an auditor checks up the train, owing to the fact that all of the identification checks or receipts that have been issued can be easily seen by the auditor. If the conductor requests transportation from a passenger Who has changed his seat, the passenger can simply designate the seat Which lie occupied when his identification check or receipt Was issued, and if another passenger has occupied the seat in the meantime and the conductor is in doubt as to the honesty of the passenger he can request him to describe the ticket or evidence of transportation that he gave up, the passengers description being verified or disproved by referring to the ticket nonr in the possession of the conductor which bears the same serial number or identifying means e that appears on the check in dispute.

In addition to furnishing the trainmen facilities for collecting tickets or other forms of transportation rapidly and Without liability of overlooking a passenger, my improved check holder eliminates the loss of receipts or identification checks and makes it possible for the conductor to collect all of the checks that have been issued if this is a duty that the railway company requires of the conductor; it overcomes the necessity of the trainmen attempting to keep track of the passengers by memory, or by means of hat-checks;7 and it eliminates annoyance to the passengers by repeatedly asking them to show identiiication-checks or receipts that have been issued to them, or request the passenger to place his identication check in the band of his hat-a thing which some passengers seriously object to. Furthermore, in a system in which the receipts or identification checks that are issued by the conductor are merely provided with a number or means that indicates the station which is the passengers destination, my improved check holder makes it impossible for a dishonest passenger to alter his identification check or receipt by changing the station number on same, and it also prevents a dishonest passenger from stealing or obtaining possession of a receipt or identification check that has been issued to another passenger.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A check-holder comprising a base portion, a movable portion hinged thereon that cooperates with said base portion to form areceptacle for a check, cooperating parts on said portions that form a chute, and a key-controlled means vfor locking said movable portion in its closed position.

2. A check-holder comprising a face-plate provided With a hinged member that forms part of a check receptacle, said plate and member having cooperating chute portions, a boss on said faceplate surrounding a key-opening, a locking device arranged on the under side of said face-plate for locking said hinged member in its closed position, and a key-actuated element rotatably mounted on the boss on the face-plate and adapted to move said locking device into an inoperative position.

3. A check-holder comprising a face-plate provided with a movable member that forms part of a check receptacle, cooperating portions on said face-plate and member that constitute a receiving chute, a boss on said faceplate surrounding a key-opening, a locking device arranged on the under side of said face-plate for locking said movable member in its closed position, a key-actuated element rotatably mounted on the boss on the faceplate and adapted to move said locking device into an inoperative position, and a cylindrical stud that extends through said boss so as to necessitate the use of a tubular key.

4. A check-holder comprising a faceplate provided at its edge with an angularlysdis posed iiange, a door hinged to said faceplate and provided With side iianges that Vbear against the face-plate, said door and face-plate lbeing provided with cooperating portions that form a contracted receiving chute for the check that is introduced into the holder, and means arranged under the face-plate for locking said door in its closed position.v

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiiix my signature in the presence of two Witness-es, this sixth day of February, 1914:.

IVILLIAM IV. KAY. Witnesses WELLS L. CHURCH, GEORGE BAKEWELL.

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